투먼가ᇰ

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Jurchen tumәn (“ten thousand”) + Middle Sino-Korean 가ᇰ (Yale: kàng, “river”, 江). The modern Korean name 두만강 (豆滿江, duman'gang, “Tumen River”) derives from an orthodox Sino-Korean reading of the hanja spelling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰù.mə́n.kàŋ/

Proper noun

투먼〮가ᇰ (Thwùmén-kàng) (hanja 豆滿江/豆漫江)

Tumen River, border between Korea and the Tungusic peoples

Descendants

⇒ Korean: 두만강(豆滿江) (Duman'gang, “Tumen River”)

References

김양진 [gimyangjin] (2006) “ko:<용비어천가>의 훈민정음 주음 어휘 연구”, in 역학서와 국어사 연구 [yeokhakseowa gugeosa yeon'gu], Taehaksa, →ISBN, pages 443–486